James 1:27
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and
faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to
keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
So, what can you do to help orphans in Ethiopia?
Just a little history on Ethiopia.
Ethiopia has one of the largest populations of orphans in the world: 13 percent of children throughout the country are missing one or both parents. This represents an estimated 4.6 million children – more than 800,000 of whom were orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The country has seen a steady increase in the number of children becoming orphaned because of AIDS. In the past, famine, conflict and other diseases were the main factors that claimed the lives of parents.
Through our adoption, we know God has led us to start a partnership with Children's HopeChest.
Our church will be giving out more information in the next few weeks, but I want to go ahead and get the word out because it doesn't STOP in our church. We as Christians are called to help and take care of the orphans and the widows. I would love to share with you our experience of sponsorship. We have been sponsoring our child, Asrate, for the last couple of years. He is in the "Trees of Glory" care point led by Karen Wistrom.
We have been able to write to Asrate, send care packages and now just two weeks ago, meet him and his family. A friend of mine put it perfectly, "Our sponsor child has become a believer since being a part of Trees of Glory. Also, my mom's sponsor child and her mother have also been saved. God is definitely big enough for Asrate's heart and his mom. That is the beauty of sponsoring. You may be the only person in the world praying for that child and family. This is how lives are changed."
So, I would love to get you connected with sponsorship. We have 150 kids to get sponsored. Read the details below, and I will get you more information. Contact Robin
Bracken at robinsbracken@gmail.com for more information about Children’s
HopeChest, sponsorship, partnership with Holeta, Ethiopia.
Let's change the world with ONE!
At HopeChest, we advocate a “community to
community” partnership model. While many great organizations exist to provide
individual sponsorship opportunities, we believe that holistic sustainable
change in the poorest communities occurs when one community partners with
another.
The
gift of sponsorship…
The most precious gift you can give an orphan is
the gift of sponsorship and relationship with your family. A sponsor is a
person who commits to three things…
1.
Pray
As a sponsor, we ask that you would pray for your
child as often as possible. Your child’s packet will give you information about
their circumstances, family of origin, orphanage, town, and country–all vital
tools in helping you pray for your child.
2.
WriteUsing the “Write Your Child” link, you can use
the Web site to write your child as often as you’d like. We ask that sponsors
try and send a message to their child about once a month. Say things to your
child like, “I am proud of your hard work in school!” You may be one of the
only encouraging voices in their lives.
3.
Support
Each sponsor commits to a $38/month sponsorship
relationship that provides a child with many benefits. Your funds will enable
us to hire in-country staff who will directly minister to your children. We
will help with projects at your child’s orphanage and facilitate the letter
writing exchange program.
While $38 cannot
meet all the needs of a child suffering through extreme poverty, it does
provide significant help. In our community-to-community model, all funds are
"pooled" together so that if one child does not have a sponsor, they
will still have these needs met.
Acts
20:35 "In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must
help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more
blessed to give than to receive.' "
Karen Wistrom- HopeChest Sponsorship Coordinator,
“Adoption is a most amazing gift but not everyone is able or willing to adopt,
and not every child will have the opportunity to be adopted. The beautiful thing about sponsorship
is that you can come alongside one child, to provide for their basic needs of
food, clean water, clothing and medical care - and most importantly provide a
valuable education and Christian discipleship! The very things they need to break the vicious cycle of
poverty and equip them to become the future Godly leaders of their family,
their community and their country. Through your letters and your prayers (and
if possible, a visit) you demonstrate the love of family and the love of their
heavenly Father.
Thank
you for your generous gift to Children’s HopeChest. Because of the faithful
support of ministry partners like you, thousands of orphans will have the
opportunity to survive, thrive, and succeed. You can always get the latest
information about our ministry at
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Thank you for providing
not only earthly help, but also the true Bread of Life. You are the critical
difference in their lives.
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